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'GoldenRule'
Landlord Is
GladtoWork
"'Kid Glove" Apartment Own
ers Responsible for High
, Rents, Says George C.
Kelly, ! Who Fixes Own
Fires and Does Plumbing to
Save Tenants Money.
By Fay Stevenson.
PATE cannot harm me; I bavo met
na bonest landlord! Yes s-lr-ecl A
man who has not ral.rxl the rent o(
his tenants since 1?14. Ills name is
Hcorpo C. Kelly and he Urea right
In the. apartment which ho owns at
Not M Weet lMth Street.
-I believe in live and let live." Mr.
Kelly told me as I nat In the dining
toom of bis first Door apartment
"I am sixty-five years old, and my
wire here Is almost tho same aj?e
Wo have brought up two good chil
dren, have plenty to live upon and we
bellcvo In letting others have a
ohancc Not one of my tenants has
had pneumonia or the slightest illness
this winter and I feel quite certain
It Is because 1 gave them plenty of
neat. And as to hot water well, it
wasn't Hot. It was boiling.
Mr. Kelly's brownstone apartment
house Is only a block away from
nomo very first clans hall boy and
elevator apartments. It Is "a walk
up" affair, but It is substantially
iKJtlt and still comes under the head
ing of apartment" rather than "flat"
and when one considers that there
are five and six large rooms and rents
are thirty and thirty-live dollars a
month 3ne looks at Mr. Kelly as a
hero and a wonder.
1 am a good American and so la
my wife," continued my host, "and t
hurts mo very much to see these land
lords gouging1 peoplo every month. Of
courso I know that janitor service Is
high, that eoal is outlandish and
plumbers charge S10 a day. but there
Is no excuse for any landlord raisins
bis tenants from tli to 118 per month,
as many men I know are dolngr I am
a landlord and I know the game."
"And how do you meet the coal sit
uation T I asked.
"I buy my coal In April when It is
cheap, at least much cheaper than
this tkne a year," said Mr. Kelly
looking at me with clear, honest blue
eyes. "And although t have plenty
of money and could well afford Jani
tor service, I do a great part of that
myself.
"Too many landlords are afraid to
do anything. TEey are kid glove
landlords.
"Every rooming I put on my
lumpers and fix ray own steam plant
and I don't see that It hurts me any
more than tinkering under an auto or
playing golf or doing absolutely
nothing but sitting In an easy chair
When I need a plumber I do the
work myself or call In some of the
neighbors. This Is an old-fashioned
apartment and everything In It Is
good.
"I like my tenants and they like m.
I am witling to help them and they
sre willing to help me. Borne of them
have lived here ten and twelve years,
eo what's the u of starting anything
unpleasant when It isn't necessary.
"A raise of two or three dollars
from each tenant vould cover tho
average landlord's extra coal bills,
plumber bills and Janitor service. I
know It. Landlords are simply
money-mad, but their time Is coming.
In a couple of years more when
building conditions become normal
things will change.
"Few people feel that they can af
ford more than one week of their
salary to the landlord. As it is, 1
know people who are putting In two
and one-half weeks' salary to simply
keep a roof over their heads."
"To keep the landlord In kid
gloves," I laughed.
"Exactly." agreed Mr. Kelly,
'when what ho needs Is a hammer, a
ihovel or a decorating brush. No
man Is fit to be a landlord unloos he
is willing to do something In tho run
ning of his place himself. That l
the way they did It in the old days.
"At present I am putting elec
tricity In my apartment. One of the
tenants is helping me. I won't have
to raise anybody's rent for Improve
ments. I can still pay my taxes' and
have some monoy left."
Nasty Colds
Ease at Once
Fint dose of "Pape't Cold Compound" relievo dis
treii Three doses break up coldi No quinine!
Dont stay stuffed-upl Quit blow
ing nr ' nuffllngt A dose of "Pope's
Cold npound" taken every two
hours, until three doses are taken
usually breaks up a cold and ends all
grippe misery.
The first dose opens dogged-tip
nostrils and air passages of head; re
lieves headache, dullness, fevcrlshness.
sneezing, soreness, stiffness.
"Pape's Cold Compound" Is the
quickest, surest relief known and
costs only a few cents at drug stores.
It acts without assistance. Tastes
nice. Contains no quinine. Insist on
Pope's l-Advt
Saturday Marks
the Finish of
Our Annual Sale
Saturday winds it up. It will be 1 92 1
before we hold another sale. And in
1 92 1 you'll look back to to-day just as
to-day you look back to 1915. Cloth
ing will be at least 30 per cent higher.
Forestall your needs and buy now.
Kuppenheimer and Brill
Suits Overcoats Ulsters
$95, $100, $116, $126 and $105 Overcoats and
Suits on Sale at 40th and 42d Street Stores
only, at
$Q7-50
$75, $80, $85 and . y f- C A
$90 Overcoats and tDv JJ
Suits,
stores
at seven
$65, $67.50 and J m 1J C f
$70 Overcoats and tp . J V
faults, at seven J
6tores
$55, $57.50 and (J A l"J C
$C0 Overconts and P. J JJ
Suits, at seven "f M
stores ' "
$45, $47.60 and Cf
$50 Overcoats and vp I ,JJ
Suits, at seven J
stores
ipuu.uu, 5os.ou, p.o.uu ana ij s "i Cf
$10.00 Suits, sizes 02-36, nt nil d) 1 1
stores except 49th and 42d
Streets, at
21
NO CHARGE FOR ALTERATIONS
fQuXtlfr
THE KUPPENHEIMER STORE IN NEW YORK
270 Broadway Broadway, at 49th -St. 47 Cortlandt Street 2 Flatbuth Ave.
44 East 14th St. 1456 B'way, at 42d St. 125th St., at 3d Ave. Brooklyn
Iff
Semi-annual sale of
ft;
oreeiain ana Vfr to&&
Nippon China
Tea Cups and
' Saucers
Special 44c
per cup and saucer,
reduced from 9c
ANOTHER landmark in fSgtSSRi merchandising history. Twice a year
this department offers our customers the opportunity to effect sub
stantial savings in the purchase of china, porcelain and glassware. Last
year the shortage of merchandise and other untoward conditions prevented
a sale 'such as this. This is one of the reasons for the material reductions
this year, particularly since this is our birthday month.
No odds and ends, but regular standard stock, bearing the usual stamp of
SSUSSTS dependability.
Cat Glass
Water Sets
redaced from II4.8S
to $11.49 a set
Seven pieces.
Reduced
Bon-bon dishes,
8-in. berry bowls.
Nut bowls and stand
(compl
Sugar bowls and cream
pitchers
Fern dishes and linings
(compl
Nut bowls,
Footed bowls,
Celery trays,
Oval bowls,
D-ln. fruit bowls,
Oral bowls,
0-in orange bowls,
priced to
$1.89 $1.49 ea.
3.89 2.74 ea.
4.89 3.89
6.49 4.89 set
G.49 4.89
(3.49 4.89 ea.
C.49 4.89 ea.
6.49 4.89 ea.
8.89 6.89 ea.
8.89 6.89 ea.
9.69 7.89 ea.
9.89 7.89 ea.
Cut glass
2,200 pieces of rich cut glass glass that
is heavy and limpidly clear glass Uiat
delights the ear with that wonderful
clcar-as-a-bcll ring, just as it charms
the eye with its scintillating brilliancy.
You will want some of these pieces at
these unusual reductions, if only to give
as a gift.
Glass with light cut designs
Dinner sets
Dinner set as illustrated an extremely at
tractive pattern of roses and blue lattice work
in three compositions. Offered in the follow
ing quantities: -
Pieces Regularly
46- 82 pc. luncheon sets, $11.89
60- 62 pc. dinner sets, 21.89
20-100 pc. dinner sets, 86.76
Sale
$989
16.89
31.75
32-piece luncheon sets
of decorated American porcelain
The designs are many and varied,
the quantities of any one decoration,
however, being limited. -Service is
for six person. For this occasion
sets that were regularly priced $1.49
to $11.89 a set arc now
reduced to $3.49 to $9.89 a set
52-piece dinner sets
of decorated American porcelain
The decorations arc too numerous
to permit illustration. An idea of
their beauty, however, may "be ob
tained from the illustration of the
set shown. Service is complete for
six persons. Sets that were regu
larly priced $9.49 to $29.76 a set
have for this occasion been
reduced to $7.49 to $24.89 a set
sHbIbW
Vichy glasses
Water tumblers
Mineral water
glasses
t i . l-A
tea classes; 12fl'rte?"c:
and 14 oz.
Goblets
Tall-footed sher
bets Low-footed sherbets
at the price of
a ytar ago I
a year ago I
at the price of
a year ago I
12c each
18c each
24c each
Blown glassware
23,000 pieces high-grade blown glassware, with needle
etched borders, as illustrated.
This glass was purchased a year ago. The differ
ence between last year's prices at which they are
now offered for sale and present prevailing prices
represents a substantial saving. This is another
of the beneficial results of iUSacars judicious mer
chandising which ore invariably passed on to our
customers.
Thousands of luncheon and dinner sets of
jtuch refreshing decoration and of such good
quality that every housewife will be delighted
to possess one.
51-piece hippon china dinner.
sets
Only 130 sets in four pleasing deco
rative designs. These sets sell regu
larly for $29.75. For this event they
are specially reduced to
$24.89 a set
100-piece dinner sets
of decorated American porcelain
Ilordcr and spray decorations. Com
plete service for twelve persons. Sell
regularly at $21.89 to $64.60. Now
specially reduced to
$19.89 to $54.75
20 reduction
on English porcelain decorated
dinner services
100 bets of compositions that vary
from 100 to 186 pieces and th'at were
regularly priced $49.76 to $79.50
sct . .U
Now reduced to $39.75 to $63.50 set.
For a limited time there will be extra
pieces to match most of these patterns.
1800 dozen pressed glass colonial table
tumblers; regularly 72c a dozen.
Special for this sale, 48c a dozen
5-plcce yellow bowl mixing sets
1,000 sets available. The regular price
of these sets has been t)7e a set. For
this sale they have been reduced to 79c
a set.
Cart uMuu-iit. :utii tum4.
ii ii rv us? s jo ii
rfjr,. Mrfsw w Tory
Store hours
9 to 5:30
Store hours
9 to 5:30
Formerly Reduced
priced to
Olive dishes, 74c 59c ea.
Vases, 97c 74c ea.
Sugar bowls and cream
pitchers, U7c - 74c sct
Night sets, 07c 74c set
Spoon trays, 7c 74c eat,
Oil and vinegar crueU, 97c 74c ea.
Handled boskets, $1.19 97c ea.
Footed bon-bon dishes, 1.19 97c ea.
Sandwich plates, 1.97 $1.49 ea.
Cheese and cracker dishes, 1.97 1.49 ea.
Syrup jugs, 1.07 1.49 ea.
Footed nappies 2.49 1.97 ea.
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